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Coweta County School System Strategic Plan 2014-2019 Coweta County School System Coweta Committed to Student Success
Coweta County School System
Strategic Plan 2014-2019
Coweta County School System Coweta Committed to Student Success
COWETA COUNTY
SCHOOL SYSTEM
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Sue Brown
District 002
Amy Dees
District 001
Winston Dowdell
Chair, District 005
Frank Farmer
At‐Large
Harry Mullins
District 003
Larry Robertson
At‐Large
Linda Menk
District 004
Dr. Steve B. Barker
Superintendent
Coweta Commi ed to
Student Success
Table of Contents
Getting to Know Coweta County Schools 4
Mission and Vision Statements 5
Core Beliefs and Commitments 6
Guiding Principles 7
Strategic Planning Process 8
Strategic Goal Areas 9-15
GETTING TO KNOW
Coweta County Schools The Coweta County School System is a community of 3,000 professionals and over 30 schools and facilities dedicated to the education of Coweta’s children. Located in one of Georgia’s fastest-growing and most historic communities, the system’s elementary, middle, and high schools provide education and enrichment for students. In addition to exceptional academic, enrichment and athletic programs offered at each of our schools, our system provides unique opportunities to students and our whole community at our Center for Performing and Visual Arts. Here, we showcase our student artists, and feature artists from around the nation. Our Central Educational Center, the model for Georgia’s Career Academies, provides unique college, industry and work-based instruction in a variety of career paths. With strong community support, and in service to parents and citizens who hold high academic expectations, we are…
COWETA COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
Enrollment 22,563
Elementary Schools 19
Middle Schools 6
High Schools 3
Charter Career Academy 1
Alternative Schools 2
Fine Arts Center 1
Total Employees 3,065
Certified 1,678
Classified 1,387
Operational Budget $168,026,000
Millage rate 18.59 mills
Per-Pupil Expenditure $7,751.24
Transportation 300 buses/472 routes
Students transported 14,000
Daily miles travelled 12,000
2013 CRCT (grades 3—8) Outperformed state in all 30
areas
Coweta 2012 SAT 1476
Georgia 2012 SAT 1452
Coweta Committed to Student Success
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M I S S I O N A N D V I S I O N
S T A T E M E N T S
The mission of Coweta County
School System is
Coweta Committed to
Student Success.
The vision of Coweta County School
System is to Ensure the Success of
Each Child
Core Beliefs and Commitments
We believe, as a learning community, we must continuously improve. We are committed to long-term, in-depth professional learning for all teachers and leaders to ensure that students receive high quality instruction in a supportive learning environment.
We believe, as leaders of learners, we must see students as volunteers in their learning. We are committed to engaging our students in learning through higher order thinking processes that integrate technology and the arts to make learning relevant and meaningful for all students.
We believe the Coweta County School System, in partnership with the family and the community, must focus on providing challenging, interesting and satisfying work for students. We are committed to building partnerships between school, home and the community to engage all stakeholders in the education process.
We believe we are responsible for the success of each student. We are committed to developing life long learners that graduate college and career ready.
NINE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS A clear and shared focus High standards and
expectations for all stu-dents
Effective school leadership High levels of collaboration
and communication Curriculum, instruction and
assessments aligned with state standards
Frequent monitoring of teaching and learning
Focused professional development
Supportive learning environments
High levels of family and community engagement
Shannon, G. S. “Nine Characteristics of High Performing Schools.” State of Washington: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Aug. 2007. Web. 08 May 2014.
The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts
COMMITTED TO CCSS is committed to continuous improvement. By providing high-level, engaging instruction for all learners; equitable resources for all schools; and relevance of standards and curriculum, we strive to meet the needs of all stakeholders.
STUDENT Coweta County schools see every student as volunteers in their own academic success. As active participants, we expect students to be engaged learners who take responsibility for personal choices, produce quality work and invest time and effort in their education.
SUCCESS Georgia’s academic content standards provide a framework for clearly defined goals and skills required to prepare for success in college and the work-force. Coweta County students exceeded state passage rates in all grades (3-8) of the CRCT and subject areas (Reading, English/LA, Math, Social Studies, Science) in 2013. The SAT (2013) average score for all three sections was 1476 for Coweta students, compared to the state average of 1452.
Guiding Principles for CCSS
COWETA The Coweta County School System, in a collaborative partnership with the schools, family and community, focus to provide engaging, challenging and relevant work for students. In order for Coweta’s students to have college and career readiness skills, this partnership connects families to needed resources to help students overcome barriers, providing a pathway to success.
Strategic Planning Process Below is a summary, in two phases, of the work of our district to align our strategic plan with a clear defini-tion of student success as used in our vision statement. Phase I and Phase II of this effort focused on defining and targeting student success. PHASE ONE: DEFINING STUDENT SUCCESS As part of an ongoing effort, the Coweta County School System and its stakeholders held conversations about the definition of “success” in the
district’s vision statement. This formal process began when each school con-ducted focus group sessions during the 2012 school year with staff and stake-holders defining student success. The feedback was compiled, and top defining terms were identified in order to create a visual of the responses, as presented in the Wordle. Based on the top defining terms, student success includes or must reflect: Accomplishment, Being Work-Ready, Having Responsibility, Acting Ethically, Achievement Mastery, Being Confident, Achieving Happiness, Being a Hard-Worker, Graduating, Acquiring Reading Skills, and Being Respectful. While many additional terms were also provided to further define student success, these eleven terms captured the essence of responses.
PHASE TWO: COMBINING WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING As part of our 5-Year Strategic Plan renewal effort and to further define student success, the Strategic Plan-ning Committee was formed, more detailed stakeholder feedback was obtained and quantitative data sets were analyzed. This information yielded Evidence and Opportunities for the future of the Coweta County School System. Within the ”opportunities” that were listed, there was clear evidence to support the definition of “success” as determined in Phase I. These opportunities include a desire for continued emphasis on STEM/STEAM to prepare students for careers, student goal setting for career interests and leveraging technology for skill development and knowledge. Expanding work-based learning, apprenticeship models, dual-enrollment and advanced placement will prepare students for college and careers. These opportunities provide a road map to future success for all students.
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Strategic Goal Area 1: Purpose and Direction Performance Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Performance Measures
Continuous Improvement Develop, monitor and communicate system strategic plan and school improvement plans to ensure consistent, high-level rigorous expectations and a shared commitment by all stakeholders.
Stakeholder Engagement Engage stakeholder groups through dialogue and surveys about achievement of learning, thinking and life skills for students as well as levels of satisfaction and areas for growth of employees. The Communities in Schools initiative will provide further collaboration between the community, businesses, and schools to provide support for students.
Innovative Opportunities Analyze and develop avenues to meet the emo-tional, social, academic and behavioral needs of all students.
Strategic Goal Area II: Governance and Leadership Performance Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Performance Measures
Board of Education Leadership Ensure that the Coweta County School System Board of Education is knowledgeable in best practices for leading schools with a focus on our mission and vision when making all decisions.
Stakeholder Involvement Involve stakeholder groups in dialogue and through surveys about achievement of learning, thinking and life skills for students as well as levels of satisfaction and areas for growth of employees.
School Based Leadership Work collaboratively at all levels to develop leaders’ ability to provide a safe, secure learning environment focused on meeting student achievement goals. Expand the Central Educational Center.
Develop Leaders at All Levels Develop, monitor and communicate a system of leadership opportunities at all levels to ensure a seamless succession plan.
Strategic Goal Area III: Teaching and Assessing for Learning Performance Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Performance Measures
Standards Based Learning
Utilize differentiated instruction, balanced assessment and student goal setting to ensure mastery of rigorous learning expectations. Express student literacy, knowledge of content and process through writing.
College and Career Ready Students
Provide advanced opportunities for students at all levels. Increase career cluster opportunities and EOPA. Develop avenues for nationally competitive students to compete.
21st Century Classrooms
Increase personalized opportunities for learning through the use of BYOT and virtual learning. Increase opportunities for students to engage in higher order thinking skills and processes.
Strategic Goal Area III: Teaching and Assessing for Learning Performance Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Performance Measures
Achievement Gap Closure
Develop, implement and monitor specific instructional strategies to improve the achievement of the following groups: ED, EL, Gifted/Advanced, and SWD.
Cultural Experiences
Provide multiple opportunities for students to engage in artistic expression and community participation through visual and performing arts of students and artists.
Strategic Goal Area IV: Resources and Support Systems Performance Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Performance Measures
Safe Schools
Ensure all schools and system facilities have up-to-date emergency plans, participate in ongoing safety drills and trainings and provide a safe and secure facility for all students and staff.
21st Century Technology Infrastructure Ensure all schools have wireless network capability that meets the needs of the technology plan. Monitor stakeholders’ perceptions of technology infrastructure to plan for growth. Monitor Student Information System (SIS) data for accuracy.
Healthy Environments
Provide nutritious meals, that meet the Coweta County Wellness policy, to all students with a focus on ensuring all students receive meals regardless of home income. Ensure facilities are maintained at the highest levels of cleanliness and staff is trained.
Transportation
Develop, implement and monitor transportation routes, work order completion, training and fleet inspection to ensure on time arrival and safe transport of all students in well maintained vehicles.
Strategic Goal Area IV: Resources and Support Systems Performance Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Performance Measures
Student Support
Provide students learning environments which meet their social, emotional and academic needs. Develop, implement and monitor personalized plans to support students from alternative settings back to the home school. Monitor participation at alternative education programs by subgroups.
Fiscal Management
Ensure system and school budgets are developed to address district and school improvement goals, maintained according to state guidelines, and utilized to support student learning.
Highly Qualified Workforce
Recruit and develop highly qualified teachers, leaders and support staff who create quality learning environments focused on rigorous expectations for all students.
Premier Facilities
Ensure system and school facilities are clean and maintained at high levels.
Strategic Goal Area V: Using Results for Continuous Improvement Performance Objectives
Strategic Initiatives
Performance Measures
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
Ensure all staff members participate in ongoing professional learning to provide and support high quality learning environments that are innovative and focused on rigorous achievement goals for all students.
Comprehensive Assessment System
Monitor and maintain a comprehensive assess-ment system ensuring test security and validity. Develop, implement, and monitor a plan for successful use of the State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) and parent portal by teachers and parents to promote student growth.
Connecting Schools and the Community
Utilize multiple avenues to communicate student learning, school performance and achievement goals of students to all stakeholders.
CCRPI Develop, implement, and monitor school based plans to address CCRPI indicators to enhance school programs.
Transforming Schools with Stakeholder Input
Ensure all stakeholders are provided multiple opportunities to share input and provide personal reflections for beliefs and goals.
